8 quotes that summed up the Opposition parties' meeting to decide who to run where

Representatives from nine or eleven opposition parties (depending on which mainstream media you quote) met at the National Solidarity Party (NSP) headquarters on Monday evening to avoid three-cornered fights in the upcoming General Election.

They will meet again on Thursday to settle the unresolved issues.

Below are 8 quotes from the opposition leaders that summed up the meeting that night.

1. Progress made to avoid 3-way fights but not all issues are resolved yet.

NSP acting secretary-general Hazel Poa: “We managed to resolve most of the SMCs (Single Member Constituencies) and GRCs (Group Representation Constituencies) but there are some that still require further negotiations."

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adjourned to Thursday.

Posted by National Solidarity Party on Monday, August 3, 2015

2. Shortest quote that sums up the objective of the whole meeting.

Aljunied GRC MP Faisal Manap: "We want to avoid three-cornered fights".

3. Quote suggesting that WP isn't likely to budge.

NCMP Yee Jenn Jong: "Most things have been resolved... These things take time... life goes on, we will go on with with our house visits.” Today

4. Guess a Straits Times mole was in the opposition parties meeting:

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was the point of us all agreeing to keep the meeting's discussions confidential when someone has leaked the whole caboodle to the Press?

Posted by Kenneth Jeyaretnam on Monday, August 3, 2015

5. Two quotes that reflect how the Opposition parties were a bit more co-operative and more mature this time:

Quote 5: Singapore Democratic Alliance Chief Desmond Lim: "As a matter of principle, Punggol East now is under Worker Parties [sic]. We will not contest against our own Opposition Party [sic]. Thank you." Channel NewsAsia

Quote 6: People's Power Party's Goh Meng Seng: “The various party leaders are very open and reasonable, and there is nothing we cannot resolve... I do not wish to have three-cornered fights, especially with my brothers". Channel NewsAsia

And the Most Colourful Quotes award of last night goes to Singaporeans First (SingFirst) secretary-general and former Presidential Election candidate Tan Jee Say:

Quote 7: “The atmosphere for the meeting was very cordial and everyone had a spirit of give-and-take... There were no fist-fights”. Channel NewsAsia

Quote 8: "Our journey to the west begins in Tanjong Pagar".

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"Journey to the West" In 3 languages:Journey to the WestMenuju ke Barat西游记http://singfirst.org/2015/08/01/singfirst-journey-to-the-west

Posted by SingFirst on Sunday, August 2, 2015

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